You may recall Duhamel's home in Quebec was robbed as he slept, and the thieves took his Main Event bracelet along with cash. But you may not have heard his former girlfriend has pleaded guilty to the crime. The girlfriend apparently conspired with at least one other man to do it; two other suspects await trial.
This case is a sad reminder that success in anything -- whether it be poker, athletic sports or business -- can come with a risk. King Solomon apparently knew that well, because he wrote....
The poor are shunned even by their neighbors, but the rich have many friends. - Proverbs 14:20
Wealth brings many friends, but a poor man's friend deserts him. - Proverbs 19:4
King Solomon had it all, at least for the time when he lived. His stash of gold alone might have rivaled Fort Knox (I Kings 10:14-29). But in addition....
He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines, and his wives led him astray.... So Solomon did evil in the eyes of the Lord; he did not follow the Lord completely, as David his father had done. - I Kings 11:3, 6
How many of those 1,000 ladies were faithful to God? We don't really know -- but it appears too many of them were not, and King Solomon paid spiritually for it.
Some people cling to the wealthy like mosquitoes to your skin -- sticking around only for what they can draw away. If you're successful in poker, consider that carefully. Times of trial reveal who your real friends are -- but the time to evaluate those friends probably should come much sooner.
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